Where does “raát” come from?

raát (Palula) comes from Sanskrit रात्री, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HráHtriH, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁trih₂.

raát (Palula): night (as a measure of time)

Definitions

  1. night (as a measure of time)

Ancestry of “raát”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritरात्रीnight
2Proto-Indo-IranianHráHtriHstillness of night
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁trih₂—

Words derived from “raát”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁trih₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HráHtriH →Every word from Sanskrit रात्री →